Determining student satisfaction: An economic analysis of the National Student Survey

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 118-127

  Lenton, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Fixed effects; Higher education; Random effects; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; RANKING; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84930933938     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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